Let's Review Prefixes

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What is a Prefix? Context How well do you know your prefixes? Objective: re- --------------->mis- ------------->ex- --------------->pre- ------------->con-, com------>dis- -------------->in or im- --------> Readers can often figure out the meaning of an unfamiliar word by paying attention to its CONTEXT.

example: This class "convenes" five days a week. Let's test your skills! Prefix re---> redo, remake, recollect, research, rereadmis--> misspell, mislead, mistake, misbehaveex---> exclaim, exhalepre---> prehistoric, preschool, pretest, prepaycon---> continue, convenecom-->combine, composedis---> disagree, dislike, disrespectim or in--> immature, incomplete, impossible Objective: I will be able to define and identify Prefixes I will be able to define what a prefix is and identify prefixes. A prefix is a word part that has meaning and that is added to the beginning of a base word of a root to make a new word with a different meaning. Let's Take a Look Meaning "Again""Wrong", "badly""out""before""with or together""opposite, not"" not" Let's Review Prefixes! Examples! PREFIX BINGO